Ann Williams received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University and also has a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies from the Université de Lyon II. Dr. Williams is currently professor of French at Metropolitan State College of Denver, where she teaches courses in language, literature, and culture. Her contributions to the profession include articles and conference papers on contemporary French culture, and she has coauthored three other college-level French textbooks. She was the recipient of a McGraw-Hill/Glencoe Teacher of the Year Award in 2001, the Excellence in Teaching Award (Golden Key Honor Society) in 1994, and Young Educator of the Year in 1991 (Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers).

Carmen Grace has coordinated the Intermediate French language program and supervised teaching certification candidates at the University of Colorado for 20 years. She holds an M.A. in French from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she teaches courses in French and Italian language, literature, civilization, and methodology. Professor Grace has received two Faculty Teaching Excellence awards from the University of Colorado and was the recipient of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Program Leadership Award for 2001-2002. Bien vu, bien dit is the third intermediate-level French textbook she has coauthored.

Christian A. Roche, a French native, holds an M.A in French Literature from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in French Literature from the University of Colorado (Boulder) and received the University of Colorado Teaching Excellence Award. He has taught French at Colorado College in Colorado Springs and at Goucher College in Baltimore and is currently teaching at the Center for International Studies, a magnet public high school in Denver.